Fabcot v Maitland City Council [2007] NSWLEC 296

Fabcot v Maitland City Council [2007] NSWLEC 296

The Court retained conditions 11(a), 11(b) and 11(f). It preferred the council's traffic evidence that prohibiting right turns would divert an unacceptable increase of traffic to Bunning Avenue and adversely affect residential amenity. Traffic signals were required at the New England Highway and Alexandra Avenue, and right turn movements would deteriorate as a direct consequence of the development. Because Council and the RTA had no funds available and the Court could not require them to contribute public funds, the condition requiring the applicant to provide the signalised intersection was consistent with the approach in McCarthy. Condition 11(b) therefore also remained. Condition 11(f)...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Appeal Against Determination of an Application to Modify a Development Consent Under S 96 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Judgment and Directions
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; application to modify Development Application 06-780 to be modified in accordance with the Court's findings and agreed conditions.
Legal Topics
['modification of Development Consent' 'traffic Signals and Road Works Conditions' 'developer Contributions' 'planning Agreements' 'section 94 a Works Credit' 'traffic and Pedestrian Amenity']
['environmental Planning and Development' 'land and Environment Court Appeals'] ['modification of Development Consent' 'traffic Signals and Road Works Conditions' 'developer Contributions' 'planning Agreements' 'section 94 a Works Credit' 'traffic and Pedestrian Amenity']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal Against Determination of an Application to Modify a Development Consent Under S 96 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Judgment and Directions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether condition 11(a) requiring synchronised traffic signals at the junction of the New England Highway and Alexandra Avenue should be retained or replaced by an alternative condition prohibiting right turns out of Alexandra Avenue and extending the right turn storage bay.' 'Whether condition 11(b) requiring pedestrian path connections should be retained if condition 11(a) is retained.' 'Whether additional traffic using Bunning Avenue if right turns were prohibited would be acceptable.' 'Whether the applicant should fully fund the traffic signals, make only a contribution, or proceed by planning agreement.' "Whether condition 11(f) requiring a shared pedestrian/vehicle low-speed mall in West Mall should be retained and whether the applicant should receive credit for works identified in Council's s 94A plan or a deed."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Court retained conditions 11(a), 11(b) and 11(f). It preferred the council's traffic evidence that prohibiting right turns would divert an unacceptable increase of traffic to Bunning Avenue and adversely affect residential amenity. Traffic signals were required at the New England Highway and Alexandra Avenue, and right turn movements would deteriorate as a direct consequence of the development. Because Council and the RTA had no funds available and the Court could not require them to contribute public funds, the condition requiring the applicant to provide the signalised intersection was consistent with the approach in McCarthy. Condition 11(b) therefore also remained. Condition 11(f)...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; application to modify Development Application 06-780 to be modified in accordance with the Court's findings and agreed conditions.

Orders

  • ['The parties are to confer and file an agreed set of conditions that address the findings in the judgment and the conditions originally in dispute but consequently agreed to by close of business on 1 June 2007.' 'On filing of the conditions, the appeal is dismissed.' 'On filing of the conditions, the application to...